Breeding for disease resistance in fish

• Main Authors: P J Midtlyng, A Storset, C Michel, W J Slierendrecht, N Okamoto
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.1052.9073

Abstract This paper consists of a summary of oral contributions and discussions from a workshop conducted during the Xth EAFP Conference in Dublin, September 10-14, 2001. Results were presented from systematic breeding of Atlantic salmon for increased resistance against furunculosis, infectious salmon anaemia, and infectious pancreatic necrosis, and from attempts to breed rainbow trout for increased resistance against viral haemmorrhagic septicaemia and furunculosis. Results were also presented showing the existence of indirect markers of disease resistance in the rainbow trout and in the Altantic salmon, and the first successful attempt to employ markerassisted selection for resistance against viral diseases in rainbow trout.